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4) Little Boat
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Little Boat has a lot to watch out for: big boats, waves, rain, and rough weather--but he is brave and determined, and in the end he is reunited with his parents.
5) Our new boat
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
c2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Shares the story of a family's new boat. Readers will tour the features of the book and follow the family's adventure on the boat. This story helps readers learn the words boat, new, and our. Bright pictures provide visual cues to help the reader"-- www.childsworld.com
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books, an imprint of Nobrow Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From the haunting Viking longships, to Native American log canoes, and onwards to Chinese Dragon Boats and pirate ships, to modern racing sailboats, Boats helps to tell the story of humankind in this artfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Boats are one of the most important inventions in human history. With the ability to venture onto the waves, we have fished for food, crossed oceans, discovered new lands, and opened up trade around the world....
8) Boats float!
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text the reader is introduced to all the different kinds of boats floating on rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds.
Author
Series
Chapel Springs romances volume 1
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Determined to honor her late brother's legacy, Madison strives to win the annual River Sail Regatta despite her fear of water, and receives help and encouragement from Beckett O'Reilly, her swimming instructor.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Tomorrow is the annual boat race and Monty needs as much energy as possible to make sure he crosses the finish line first. He tried closing his eyes, counting sheep, and reading a book, but nothing will help him fall asleep. In this interactive follow-up to Can I Tell You a Secret?, Monty the frog asks for your help once again. This time he is struggling to go to sleep before a very big day. Both relatable and fun for children and parents, this adorable...
12) Mighty Tug
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From early in the morning until time to say, "Good night," Mighty Tug works in the busy harbor, guiding cargo ships, pulling barges, and helping with rescues.
13) Water vehicles
Author
Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
15) Fast and loose
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In the latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington s newest foe has a short fuse . . . and it s just been lit. Stone Barrington is enjoying a boating excursion off the Maine coast when a chance encounter leaves him somewhat the worse for wear. Always able to find the silver lining in even the unhappiest circumstances, Stone is pleased to discover that the authors of his misfortune are, in fact, members...
Author
Publisher
McSweeney's
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
You may have heard of ships. You may have also heard of the sea and the night. But did you realize there's nothing more beautiful than a ship and its lights on the sea at night? In warm and witty prose, this picture book's narrator asks the reader to consider the splendor of glowing lights cast by ships on a shimmering waterway. Meet a trawler, a steamship, a RoRo, an exploratory vessel and more across richly illustrated pages, alive with the glowy,...
19) The wanderer
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Without a word, and with Escher-like precision, Van den Ende presents one little paper boat's journey across the ocean, past reefs and between icebergs, through schools of fish, swaying water plants, and terrifying sea monsters. The little boat is all alone, and while its aloneness gives it the chance to wonder at the fairy-tale world above and below the waves uninterrupted, that also means it must save itself when storms approach. And so it does....
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